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Jamie Shortt
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My Locale

North Carolina

About Me

I grew up in VA exploring and camping the woods around my house. As a teen in the 80's I learned how to backpack by reading books. Back then my pack weight was a respectable 27 lbs and I hit the woods every chance I got. Once adult life took over it was rare to take an overnighter. I faced several challenges during my middle age life and turned to the outdoors to restore me. As my knowledge and skills advanced, my base weight dropped to below 5 lbs. With this came a freedom that I had never experienced before.

All Forum Posts by Jamie Shortt

Re: MYOG Bivy (LytW8)Nate, I think you will be fine in the bivy at 6' tall. If concerned you can always just add 2" in length to the lower section. i.e. instead of 73" just make it 75". I would not w...

Re: Re: re: SUL Wt GoalsGeorge, Your post was over whelming, I really appreciate your words. Thanks for taking the time to write them.
One thing I do find interesting when I look back at that 5lb trip was that I did no...

Re: Sizing of GG Virga?Landis, Generally speaking you are better sizing up for a pack. At over 6' I would think a Long would work fine, maybe some taller folks could chime in. The Virga is a great pack for new Ultra ...

Re: FavDan, You do have me thinking. I have a SP 450 and a tibetan 700 that would work for the ULC cone. I've been after less items these days which is way I have been avoiding the extra stakes, etc n...

Re: What's your favorite cooking setup for one?I guess I have 3 setups that I will go back and forth on...technically I have a good number more, but that begins sounds like a problem...so lets just call it 3.
-caldera cone with 550 ti pot (o...

Re: Going dottyI have been using dehydrated tooth paste dots for the last 2 years nows. I bring a tiny craft zip lock (~1" x ~3") with 6-8 tooth paste dots, a piece of floss for each day and the entire ...

Re: 1/4 domeDaryl, I think it depends on how you define worth. In many instances it is hard to make items for much lower than can be manufactured in China especially if you count the time. Look for value elsew...

Re: 2012 Granite Gear Crown 60David, This is exciting. It has me wondering if we will see a replacement for the Virga. I have been praying that Granite Gear will not the Virga out to pasture like so many of Golite's items. ...

re: SUL Wt GoalsChris, Thanks for providing reference to the 24 hour gear list. My work on it was one of the reasons I was excited to add to this thread, specifically the "target" portion. I intentionall...